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  • Rain forced Santa to reschedule fire truck ride

       Because of poor weather Dec. 16, Santa Claus was unable to make his scheduled visit to Lawrence Township Fire District 2.    As a result, volunteers from the Lawrence Road Fire Co. have arranged for Mr. Claus to make his annual tour of the district this Saturday.    With their red lights flashing and sirens blaring, Lawrence…

  • Structure was a quintessential part of Roebling’s village

       It’s not unusual in the village of Roebling to know those who are pillars of the community. And, it also is no surprise when the village grieves over the loss of such a person.    The village currently is mourning a loss, but it’s not human. That fact doesn’t make it any easier to accept, especially…

  • OBITUARIES 12/21

    From the Dec. 21 edition of the Register-News By: Sistina J. Bartek    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Sistina J. Bartek died Dec. 13 at home.    Born in Monongahela, Pa., she lived in New Windsor, N. Y., for 20 years before recently moving to Bordentown.    Daughter of the late Domenick and Somenica Colonetti and sister of the late…

  • Japanese song is not a threat to veterans

    BEACON EDITORIAL — Dec. 21, 2000 By:The Manville News    Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine that an elementary school band concert could be construed as offensive. Surprise, surprise.    A concert by fifth-graders at Weston School on Pearl Harbor Day elicited a strong reaction from at least one World War II veteran, Walt Jones,…

  • Committee examines nursery school plan

    Marvin and Lini VanHise want to expand their operation by building a new facility on Federal City Road.A nursery school/day-care center, proposed for a 2-acre lot on Federal City Road near Denow Road, was given the once-over by the Planning Board Screening Committee last week. By: Lea Kahn    Marvin and Lini VanHise, who own and…

  • ‘Okra and musk mallow pods lend exotic touch to arrangements’

    SPRINGHOUSE FARM JOURNAL By:Heather Lovett    A few years ago I was wandering around the big greenhouses at Diefenbach’s dried flower farm in Robbinsville when I came upon hanging bunches of dried okra, something I’d never seen before. I’m always on the lookout for interesting seedpods for winter arrangements, and these were so striking they really…

  • Edition of Dec. 21, 2000

    Fannie Givens    Fannie Givens, 90, of Hopewell Township died Sunday at the Marion Community Hospital, Carbondale, Pa.    Born in Jarrett, Va., she provided 65 years of service to five generations of the Ober family.    She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N.Y.    Daughter of the late Aurelius and Mary Betty Givens and…

  • Fighting against disease of substance abuse

    KIDS AND COMMUNITY By: Judy Shepps Battle    Sometimes writing this column is a joy; sometimes it’s really hard. This time falls in the latter category.    Jockey Chris Antley is dead at age 34.    Chris won 3,480 races, including twice winning the Kentucky Derby. His horses earned $92 million in purses. He was a brilliant stock…